A Blight On YOU

Be careful; your local government might declare YOU a "blight." That's how they gain the power to "take" your property to turn over to private contractors who want to build a new "big box store" or an apartment/condo complex. They declare the property "blighted" by THEIR definition and "take" it from you. Their "compelling need" is probably not a highway or right-of-way for anything. It is the "need for more tax money." That's right. They have even cited THAT as a "compelling reason" to "take" your property, paying you what THEY think it's worth (which is usually a LOT less than it's REALLY worth) and increasing their "tax base." To me, that's not a "compelling reason" to "take" private property and turn it over to a private contractor who will build something that will increase their tax base. That's simple THIEVERY. But, of course, they'll deny that, and "jump up and down" about it being said, even though it is true. But then, governments have been stealing from their citizens for a long time, now. So it's nothing new. (Common Sense)